Residents press town on code-enforcement staffing as permit counts fall
Residents questioned the need for increased code-enforcement funding after a large year-to-year drop in permit counts; town staff said moorings vary year to year and described a succession plan and joint enforcement checks with the fire department.
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During discussion of the code enforcement appropriation, several residents pressed officials on why the town would fund a full-time code enforcement officer and two part-time deputies given a recent decline in permits. One resident asked, "Why would they increase the $13,000 from the original quote?" and the presenter replied that the difference "accounts for benefits, health insurance, and other benefits for the full time person."
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